In a report released Aug. 14, WalletHub determined the best and worst states to live in. The site compared the 50 states across five dimensions: affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety. Read more about the methodology here.
This physician compensation information comes from May 2022 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It excludes anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, and pathologists.
Here is the average annual wage for physicians in the 10 worst states to live in:
Editor’s note: BLS salary data is not available for all states.
1. New Mexico: $270,060
2. Alaska: $232,450
3. Louisiana: $302,970
4. Mississippi: Data not available.
5. Oklahoma: $223,920
6. Arkansas: $196,120
7. South Carolina: $305,130
8. Alabama: $234,260
9. Kentucky: $302,890
10. West Virginia: $252,710
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